Speak_on_topic go on E.g. She went on at him about the purity of the body and the soul. keep on E.g. If they keep on at you, change the subject. preach E.g. I shan't preach at you — my last sermon on the subject was pretty disastrous. Make_noise bark E.g. Kodiak the Alsatian barked at me for a few minutes, and gave up in resignation. bay E.g. Peg has her neck craned, like a dog baying at the moon. growl E.g. We have found she is growling at other dogs. howl E.g. The bark starts them all off and they howl at the moon for a few minutes. mew E.g. The animal stopped for a moment, mewed at Anna, then moved on. screech E.g. She suddenly started screeching at Bruno. snarl E.g. He snarls at motorcyclists. whimper E.g. None hoot E.g. A car hooted at him. laugh E.g. The water boy was laughing at me. whistle E.g. One of them whistled at Tabitha as she squeezed by. wolf-whistle E.g. None Judgment_direct_address jeer E.g. The Soviet people who once cheered him on now jeer at him. Judgment_communication strike out E.g. Aghast at her own response to his kiss, she struck out at him with the only weapon left her, her tongue. Complaining moan E.g. My parents moan at me because I am not always willing to go to work. Communication_noise bark E.g. She barks at anything in sight, but doesn't bark at night! bawl E.g. Don't you bawl at me, Frank Conway! bellow E.g. Do you really imagine I'd bellow at Finn in the street? cluck E.g. Chief Superintendent Fairbairn was still clucking at the photographers, warning them he'd be speaking to their editor. coo E.g. They were like two pigeons cooing at each other for sure. hiss E.g. On Dec. 27 government spokesperson Yuan Mu was hissed at during a packed meeting with Beijing University. holler E.g. Rex spied out Sam Maggott hollering at all and sundry and making good use of his over-sized red gingham handkerchief. scream E.g. I remember him screaming at me in the street after the first-night party in London. screech E.g. The flight attendant screeched at him, begging him to stay down. shriek E.g. The crowds on the platform shrieked at them and banged on the glass, then ran to the end of the carriages to climb on to the roof. snarl E.g. The most important marketer for the school could be the secretary who snarls at parents when they call or phone. yell E.g. I'm sorry I yelled at you, Ruth. Communication_manner blow up E.g. Pook, meanwhile, was furious that Tracy had blown up at him. cuss E.g. My dad came home drunk one night and my mom started cussing at him. rage E.g. She would rage at the boys; they largely ignored her. rail E.g. You rail at me, yet it has no effect. rant E.g. I lay in bed and ranted at Richard; explaining, arguing, weeping with frustration. shout E.g. The people at the front were shouting at him. snap E.g. When Janice and Ken aren't snapping at each other (a level of conflict they seem to have got used to), they are snappy at the three children. sneer E.g. There is a nurse called Nurse Elliott who is always sneering at me without meeting my eye. swear E.g. My father's never sworn at my mother in a public place in his life. yap E.g. O'Neal yapped at Garrity from across the free throw lane and later scolded the referees.